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PHILADELPHIA, TUITHSDVY, MAY 20, 1015.
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ITALIAN DEPUTIES EMPOWER
KING TO DECLARE WAR
QUICK NEWB
IAST CROWDS
SPREAD NEWS
WITH "VIVAS"
'parliament Passes
Measure Granting
' Government Author
ity to Open Hostili
ties With Austria by
&: Vote of 365 to 54.
Mobilization Report-
i ed Under Way.
rGreat.Bodies of Troops on Aus
I' trian Border Pope Casts
Influence With War Party
and Issues Prayer for Suc
cess, of Country, Which Is
Distributed Among .rmy.
Ultimatum to Vienna Next
Step.
THOUSANDS WONDER AT MYSTERIOUS HAL0E3 SURROUNDING SUN
"IH Italian Parliament this
ttmoon gave the King author
ity to declare war on Austria with
wtjurlhcr notice. The measure
icu passed by a vote of 365 to 54.
Great crowds in Rome greeted
lie announcement with cheers.
Format declaration of war is ex
acted to follow within 24 hours.
iThe Pope has issued a prayer
for Italian success in war.
tlfce Italian Green Book was
me public in summary form. It
yfWt Austria for the present
Wis, reported that mobilization
'per will be issued at once) Al-
;Siy martial law prevails along
MfronUer and the railway lines.
Vpreat pro-war demonstrations
mk place in Rome as the Dcpu-
assembled. The Kine re
ived a great ovation.
ROME. Mav "0.
thrtltment y a vote of 365 to 54 this
ItUraoon passed the bill giving the Gov
wusent full power to act.
lt news was Immediately flashed to
"iwit crowd awaiting the Deputies'
wran ana massed about the Chamber,
.uteenor crawrfn an.ri ,,. n,ii . 1.
V ?? ii me3sa we"t rushing on
5,. t " ,roner towns. Every -
," til neonls croelH lh TJIl
aft action as a certain forerunner of
Ills Government measuie was Intro
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h.M.7. ' Bcarceir any debate It was
S?2Si v.ote' ma"y Socialist depu-
6iSnSent thus eave forma approval
W war program of the Salandra Cab.
Etui n, now reata with the
Um !. lo announcement, per-
fmZZZt0 Austr,a' 18 expect
fiteif irttod,Ly waa ldentlcai with
Kt i When the Government.
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mtZ' aeclarecl war against Austria.
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"EOUAl. RIGHTS" BIT.L PASSED BY LEmqrvATUKK
IIArvHIsnUHO, May 20. The "equal rights" Mil was finally
)tntctl by tlin Lcplulattlrc ioday. both houses coniurrhigr In tho
uirttsurc, which was report crl from n conference ctinniltier uflrr
yticiiuous cffoita had Tjecn made to defeat it. Thc&lll piohibits,
under penalty of a Hue not excccdliig; ?100, the proprietor of any
hotel, restaurant, cafe or place of amuucnicut from excluding any
jirrsoii from hlu cbtabllehtncnt hecaubo of ruco or coloiv
BRITISH GAIN BETWEEN LA BASSEE AND NEUVBICHAPELLE
LONDON, May 20. Official dlspatchca received today from
i'iold IMarahal Sir John 1'rench Htate that tho British made n further
gain between Neuvo Chupcllo and ha BuB&eo laut nlBht,laud thai
they ate comjoHdntlng their now poultlonu at 1'cotuboi' and;Quinque,
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"TRAIL HITTER" SHOT
DEAD BY WOMAN ON HIS
RETURN FROM CHURCH
Chester Shocked by Mur
der of James Bowen by
Mrs. Stringfellow.
Thousands at City Hall
to See Murderess.
Dy a Staff Correspondent
CHESTEK, May :0.-"He ruined my
life, piomlseil to marry me and then
would not, and so I shot him. He's dead.
He got his deserts."
Thus Mrs. Kato Stringfellow, who shot
down James nowen after having seen
hltn letuni from church services last
night with another woman on his aim,
confessed to tho murder today, while
thousands of persons stood packed In the
street outside City 'Hall, waiting to catch
a glimpse of tho woman.
Bowen was one of the converts at the
recent Nlcholson-Hcmmlnger revival In
Chester. He had "lilt the trail" at the
tabernacle and Ills conversion was fol
lowed by tho report that ho was to be
married, but not to Mrs. Stringfellow.
The conversion of Bowen made no Im
pression on Mrs. StrIngfellow. In fact,
tho Insanely Jealous woman seemed to
have found In this further cause for
wrath against the man, for It was Joined
with th fuct that Bowen was to "settle
down" and get married. Both had chil
dren, tho young daughter and son of
Bowen havlns been at their father's
home, 719 East 7th street, last night, while
their father was at church with Mrs.
Charles Rostron.
Tho upper photo shows some of the heaven-gazers. Below is a typical
squint illustrated. Tho picture of tho sun rings wns taken by an
Evening Ledger staff photographer.
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wini tnat war aeatnnt a,, -.-I,, i i
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on me side of his native
Coachrted'oa ji.a Colama j0
AVOMANIHDING IN MAN'S BARN.
Tho children, James, 16 years old, and
Mildied, H, went to the barn In the rear
of the building at 10 o'clock to get a
bucket of coal. Mildred was filling the
bucket and James wns standing nearby,
when they heard a rustle of skirts and
James lit a match.
Tho flaro of the match revealed tho
white face of a woma,i In black. She
was ciouched under a table, and sho
held In her hand a revolver. They saw
It was Mis. Stringfellow.
"Why, what are you doing here?"
cried Mlldtcd.
For answer, the woman darted out of
the barn. The children never dreamed
that she was there in the hope of sur
prising Bowen when ho came to get
coal, and shooting him down. Mrs.
Stringfellow then traced Bowen and Mrs.
Itostron to Trinity Methodist Church, so
sho went to Mrs. Hoirtron's home, know
ing that he would see her home, anil
hid herself In the shadow of the porch
of the house at 615 West 3d street.
At 11 o'clock Bowen and Mrs, Hostron
came along arm In arm. They did not
talk long on the porch and presently the
door closed, and Bowen, alone, stopped
to light a cigar. The woman, who was
lying in wait for him, evidently sprang
forward before he had had a second
puff of the cigar, for later It was found
CITY EXCITED BY SPECTACLE
OF DARK RINGS AROUND SUN
Science Attributes Them to Cold Temperatures in Upper Air,
But Startled Laymen Perceive Portent of
Grim Visagcd War.
Concluded on I'age Three, Column lire
iTHE WEATHER TODAY
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w the j(nx worked andu,B coo,
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were most In evl.
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Itctit. uougniy in the
wj ln texea. So nere.8 a ,ctu
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FORECAST.
For Philadelphia and
Fair and cool today.
For details, see page 2,
vicinity
Observations at Philadelphia
8 A. M.
liarometer SO. 115
Temperature , , , 6D
Wind North. 10 mllta
Sky ,....?... Clear
Precipitation last St hours. ,,.,... ,..,,,,Non
Humidity ,....,..-...,., S3
Minimum temperature ,,,,,.,.,,,..54
Maximum temperature ,,,..,,, 60
Almanac of the Day
Bun et , 7. 13 p.m.
Sun rues tomorrow,...,, .4:10a. m.
The Tides
PORT IUCHMOND.
High water , f 6.Slj.m,
Low uater tomorrow , ,,,, 1:31a.m.
High water tomorrow ............... 6.SSa.m.
CHESTNUT STREET WHARK.
High water f:JSpm'
Low water tomorrow , 1:23a.m.
High water tomorrow ., ,., S:48a.m.
fiBBSOX ISLAND.
Low water ,.., 0:Wp.m.
High water tomorrow ,. 3J5a.ro.
Low water tomorrow 10,28 a.m.
BREAKWATBR.
Low water .S'H ?'
High water tomorrow ..,
Low water tomorrow
On the Pacific Coast
Kin FraoclKO.. ."Wtather cloudy, temp.. S3
Baa Dlo- Wealber, clear, temp.,. 60
.12.41 a. m.
. 7:0Ta-m.
Thousands of persons In this city stood
agape and staring, with heads tilted
heavenward, this morning and this after
noon, gazing at two great clearly defined
dark rings around the sun.
Scarcely n street corner or open space
anywhere but was crowded with men,
women and children curious and spec
ulative aB to tho causo of the un
precedented phenomenon. The super
stitious were filled with terror, hellevlng
that tho unusual spectacle wns a portent
of war or some dread calamity. In soma
sections, particularly In the negro and
foreign districts the alnrm amounted al
most to frenzy.
According to Dr. Monroe B, Snyder,
professor of astronomy at tho Central
High School and director of tho Phila
delphia Observatory, tho phenomenon Is
due to an area of abnormally low tem
pcraturo In the atmosphere miles fiom
tho enith. This theory of low tem
perature existent in the upper ether Is
Justified by the unseasonable temperature
that has ohtaineu locauy ior tne last
week or so. The low temperature freezes
the moisture, forming Ice crystals. The
sun's rays refracting through the crystals
form a shadow which Is concentrated In
the rings.
Professor Snyder said that whllo such
lings were extremely common In higher
latitudes, particularly in the northern re
gions, they were extremely rare In this
part of the earth.
"Never In my long experience," he said,
"have I seen anything to equal It There
are two rings. The smaller and best de
fined Is at a distance of about 23 degrees
from the sun. The larger and less dis
tinct Is about it degrees away."
George S. Bliss, head of the local
weather bureau, offered essentially the
same explanation as did Professor Sny
der. He said that the phenomenon was
similar to a rainbow formation, except
that a rainbow is caused by refraction,
where the rays of the Min shine directly
through the hazy clouds which act as a
prlm. Tho present spectacle Is, he said,
a shadow of refractive formation.
When the phenomenon first became ap
parent about 10 o'clock newspaper offices,
the Weather Bureau and every other
source of information that was held as
auuthentlc was besieged wjth telephone,
calls and personal queries as to what the
rings were and what they meant.
MANV SEE WAR'S PORTENT,
Many recalled that the last time a simi
lar spectacle occurred in this section was
Just before the Civil War, and thou
sands of persons firmly believe the rings
are a portent and foretell this country's
participation In a world war.
Residents of the Italian section Inter
preted it as a sign directed especially at
them, some believing t foretold Italy's
participation in the war with disastrous
results and others taking the opposite
view that It Indicated success to their
arms.
One negro In West Philadelphia waa
firmly convinced that the end of the world
was at hand. Another Jnalsted that It
was another rainbow sueh as appeared to.
Noah and that it wag a message from
heaven th.at peace was at had.
But the most prevalent lutexpretitfoa
among the superstitious was that the
rings meant war. Many pointed out that
the magnitude of the present conflict re
quired something more than a forecast
confined to a "V" on the back of seven
year locusts, nnd they would accept no
other explanation than that the United
btates was destined to war.
WIDE AREA OF PHENOMENON.
The phenomenon was not confined to
this locality. From Atlantic City. WII
mlnglon, Burlington and other points
camo tho news that the rings were vis
ible there.
At the first named place thousands of
persons viewed the solar halo from polntB
of vantage on the boardwalk and beacn
wnero it was particularly observable.
From all points where the spectacle was
observed the accompanying dispatches
told of wild anxiety among numerous per
sons and a widespread belief that tho
phenomenon portended events of tremen
dous world magnitude.
RAINSTORMS CHECK BATTLES
IN FLANDERS AND FRANCE
Paris Officially Reports Lull in Fight
ing Along Entire Front.
PARIS, May 20.
Heavy rains have filled with water
tho trenches In Northern France and
have caused severe suffering among the
soldiers. Hundreds, crippled by rheuma
tism, have been sent to the rear.
The rains continued today without any
Indication of ceasing. The lull In the
lighting due to the storm Is unbroken.
Today's communique from the War Of
fice follows:
"Not a single development waa re
ported during the night."
BURNS DIGS UP
NEW EVIDENCE
ON 'LEXOWERS'
Porter Confers With
Detective in New
York on Disclosures
About Politicians.
DRUG CLERK FOUND DEAD ,IN STORE CELLAR
John Furcell, 24 years- old, a clerk In the drug store of ,Hirlt-
m.ni & Miller, 330 South 2d street, who disappeared last night, was
found dead in a coal bin in the cellar of the store today. The Cor
onet is making an Investigation.
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ITALIAN REGIMENTS SPED TO AUSTRIA FR0NTIEI
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FARIS, May 20. A dispatch from MilausihlP (.ttPinnon stsl'
run iiCreraj ixannu lcguucncs oave nccu uispatcuet ;o tab . r
fnnt. Ty the catitein front is meant the Au&trianMvouH&.
n::s razes Ontario town's business section
CRYSTAL HEACH, Ont., May 20. The business section of the
vtllago was almost completely wiped out by fire today. The loss vas JHbJlC?
C l !
ATTRTIIIAY F1.I.T.T SAITC Tn CUflT vri'trc ntnrc oirrr,nWff'-
PARTS MnV If! A rMcnntV, fr.m AI 1 1 .. ,... U. .1.. I .... J. J.i.?.?'
,, ....., w, ., t..,j.i.i.,i nw,, i,w, cm .uiica iiiai. iiitj .rt.uHiriiiiiiiie:i,
ui. ruia nus s.iucn to nomoaru Venice as soon as war Is declared betwoaa
aiuiy aim uairia.
The progress of the work of Investigat
ing political corruptlonists in this city
overshadowed In Interest today the fact
that the "Lcxow" commission resolution,
which was passed by the Legislature, will
not require the signature of Governor
Brumbaugh.
So completely has the political boom
erang thrown by Senator Edwin H, Varo
at Mayor Blankenburg recoiled upon the
Republican Organization that from the
talk about City Hall It might have been
supposed that It had been the Administra
tion that opened tho investigation rather
than Its enemies.
Director of Publlo Safety Porter went
to New York today to confer with De
tective William J. BurnB concerning the
mass of evidence which he lias collected
and placed before Mayor Blankenburg,
and to look over. It was said, important
new evidence which has been discovered.
So that, the news from Harrlsburg to
day, that Attorney General Brown had
decided that the resolution creating the
"Lexow" commission was effective with
out the Governor's signature, was wel
comed by Independents as well as by
Organization men, and If anything more
heartily by the former, because the re
moval of the possible obstacle from the
path of the powerful political body which
will "Investigate" the conduct of munici
pal affairs here makes certain the op
portunity of Detective Burns to make
publlo the evidence ho has collected
against the Organization leaders.
The news that Governor Brumbaugh
will not have to pass upon the creation
of tho "I,exow" Commission was quite
satisfactory to the Independent leaders
here today. The entire responsibility for
planning nnd creating the Investigation
body will now rest with the Republican
Organization, and the Administration
leaders back of the Mayor can now pre-
SWEDISH STEAMSHIPS FORCED TO SUSPEND SERVIC
COPENHAGEN, May 20. Swedish steamship companies trading bisVt' ,i
GtocKnoim and NorrlkoplnB and the British ports of London and Hulf wfty
decided tfl Ktintinnrl ttlnlt BA.fli.a 1-.n..n,,ea rx . U ... l I .. . , l k
,.-..- v..w.. ub. ..v.. UV..M.MOU u. ciio lujisiuiil iiuerierencerstuy
ucrman warships in the Baltic Sea.
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SNOW FLURRY SHOCKS DETROIT
DETROIT, May 20. Detroit had n shock today when a snow flurrV. bisir
ing only a few minutes, greeted the populace. The northern part of thejstftffc
has had snow several times this week, and fruit growers are fearful for tKi
I31U UIUJJ.
WuHtt
BRITISH SUBMARINE SINKS GERMAN TRANSPORT IN BALTIC
GENEVA, May 20. A Petrograd dispatch to the Trlbuna states that an
cngusn suDmanne penetrated the Baltic Sea and sank a German
off Llbau.
transport
SCHWAB HAS ORDER FOR 8 000 CANNON
BETHLEHEM, Pa., May 20. The Bethlehem Steel Company has re
ceived an order for 8000 cannon from Lord Kitchener, of the British War
Office. The order was nccompanied by a check for ?16,16p,000, partly for
work already done by the Bethlehem Steel Company for the British Gov
ernment and partly an advance payment for material that will go Into
the 8000 new field pieces.
PRESIDENT WILSON RETURNS TO WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, May 20. Tho President returned to tho White House
today from New York, where he reviewed tho Atlantic fleet.
TUG ENGINEER DIES AT HIS POST
While the tugboat Alexander A. Hamra was tied up at the Tasker etraet
wharf in the Delaware River today, Kempton Davis, BO years old. the tug's
eiiBlneer. was auacKea Dy neart disease as he sat in his engine room and
Joseph Devlin, of 2227 Sears street, discovered the body. It was taken
Morgue.
died
to the
HAVE YOU GOT YOUR $1965?
WASHINGTON. May 20. The Census Bureau's estimate of the national
wealth Is $187,739,000,000. That, said the bureau in a statement today, figures
out J1965 for each man, woman and child In the country.
TWO BROTHERS FOUND -GUILTY OF MURDER
BELVIDERE, N. J May 20.-Frank and Tony Luterto. of Alpha, were
found guilty of the murder of James Russo by a jury in the Supreme Court
here today, and the two men were sentenced to from 15 to 30 years In State
prison by Justice Trenchard. The L-utecto brothers were charged with
strangling Tlusso to death on the Lehigh Valley Railroad tracks near Alpha
on the night of July 7, 1912.
Concluded on Page Vour, Column Two
TUTTO IN ITALIA E PRONTO
PER LA GUERRA CONTRO V AUSTRIA
Mentre il Parlamento Si Rinnisce Per Discuterc il Libro
Verde, il Generate Cadorna E a Vicenza Per Preparare
VOffensiva Contro il Trentino e Vlstria,
L'ltalia e dunque alia vlgllla dl dlchlarare aperte le ostlllta contro ('Aus
tria. Oggi si e riunlto II Parlamento ed 11 Governo ha dlstrtbulto al deputatl e
senatorl II testo del Libra Verde, dal quale rlsulta che l'ltalia ha fatto tutto per
evltare la guerra, senza pero riusolre a pqnvlncere 1'Austrla a fare quelle
concesslopl che avrebbero sodlefatto Je eslgenze dell'oplnlone pubbltca Itallana.
L'apertura del Parlamento e stata. preceduta da grandl dimostrazioni in
favore delta guerra e tutte le case di Roma, sono oggl imbandlerate. Alia seduta
della Camera asslstevano gll ex-deputatl Italian! dell'Austrla Battlstl e Pltacuhlo.
II Generale Codorna e a Vicenza, al confine austrlaco, per preparare le prime
moose delj'eserclto. e si dice che la flotta austrlaca e gia partita da Pola per
bombardara Venezia appena saranno aperte le ostlllta.
L'ex.Presldente del Conslgllo Glolltti, che In questi giornl e stato accusato
dl tradlmento dal popolo d'ltalla, non parteclpava alia seduta delta. Camera.
Era no preaentl pero i deputatl sociallstl Labriola. e De Felice, che sono favorevoli
alia guerra. Le dimostrazioni neutralists sono falllte In tutte le cltta dove
sono state tentate.
La Camera del Deputatl ha dato oggi pient poterl al governo presleduto
dali'onorevole Salandra, con S85 votl favorevoli al governo cloe alia guerra e
51 cohtrarll. A Roma .si attende ora lo scoppio delle ostlllta.
Si dice che la Rumania ha declso dl attendere ancora un pa prima dl
dlchlarare la eyerra. all'AustrJa per 11 fatto che vuole vedere l'effetto de la.
vlttorla auttro-tedesca in Gallzla e delle prime mosse dell'eserclto Itallano.
(Lett altr nottzla dell jUuajlone in Italia nella 3a pagla dt queito glarnal.)
MOBS BEGGING BREAD BESIEGE VILLA
WASHINGTON, May 20.-General Villa was almost mobbed by throngs
of men, women and children begging for food when he arrived at Torreon
to" Vby t0 TT,' t0 IVY hlS hrot,w' Ant0"10' and W troops h
to beat the crowd back from his train.
SLAVS FROM BESSARABIA
SPEEDING TO GALICIA
New Army Sweeps Bukowina To
Join San Forces,
GENEVA, May 19.
A telegram from Innsbruck states that
a strong new Russian army coming from
Bessarabia Is flinging back the Austro
llungarian forces in Bukowina,
It Is marching toward Central Gallcla,
with the object of Joining the principal
Russian army In Gallcla. ,
PETROqRAD, May 3).-Flghttng is pro
ceeding continuously along a 200-mile bat
tle front In Gallcla, from the mouth of
tbe San River to Kolomea. The Russians
are sending in troops as rapidly as pos
sible to meet the 10 German and Si Aus
trian corps (about (360,000 men) said f
be operating on this front.
Laymen Report at Conference
Lay delegates reported today on the
progress of church work at the second
day meeting of the 8Sth annua? session
of the Philadelphia and Baltimore, con
ference of the African Methodist Epte-
c2fa.1 ShVrc!'' heId African Meth
odist Episcopal Zion Church, isth. ami
Lombard streets. The Rev. W. X). BatU
will preach the annual sermon at the
session tonight
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